Mad Fish, Western Australia (Australia) Shiraz 2004

($14, Bluewater Wine Co.): Mad Fish, the second label of the well-regarded Howard Park Wines, consistently offers good values.  This harmonious Shiraz combines the peppery with the plumy flavors that that grape delivers.  Keeping with its Western Australian origins, it is not an in-your-face kind of wine.  Soft tannins make it easy to drink now. 88 Michael Apstein Oct 16, 2007